Mugofu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mugofu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mugofu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mugofu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugofu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugofu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Mugofu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Mugofu is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Mugofu occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugoofu921/
Mungofu921/
Mogofu8333/
Mugafu831/
Mungafu7711/
Mogofhu771/
Mung'afu719/
Munghafu716/
Munga'fu711/
Mogafu672/
Migouffou671/
Moungafou671/
Mokgophu571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugofu
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